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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表  0 I8 @+ G) s4 ^2 i" h
加拿大癌症防治科学院说，阿尔伯达政府正在采取降低烟草税的政策，这说明该省实施的削减烟草使用的举措发挥了积极作用。最近的刚更新的财政数据表明烟草税下降了6%，相当于5000万加币。
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好像不是减税，是由于增税、禁烟等一系列措施而导致的烟草销售额降低。详见Inews 880 原文：6 c! e2 t, g" ]$ u9 N2 X; N7 G
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.% V: _) c p6 g) G& e
" ~: K- l( U: b F& \Figures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections.
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+ z# _+ W; b9 k2 f s* H5 {Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."
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0 t" ?; D/ s) d9 _* @Meanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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" ^6 _9 n. U, w: D: ?' R/ MThat's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.
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! i x2 r7 U \. lBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.
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1 h9 }7 X+ [# @) {4 vIt points to a recent Health Canada survey which found 20 per cent of Alberta teens smoke, compared with 15 per cent across Canada. |
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